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Terrestrial
Campaigns
Linkages
Marine
Campaigns
Social marketing
+
Enabling
Environment
Conservation
Results
+ Social Results
Knowledge/support for erosion mitigation and low impact development and construction techniques
Technical training, communities adopting erosion control, reduced clearing
Forest, mangrove cover increases , sediment decreases
Local leaders/Elders Technical partners
Reduced runoff/siltation
Knowledge and support for traditional/formal
MPAs/zoning, MPAs as fisheries tools
Management capacity improved, improved enforcement Biomass and biodiversity increase on the reef
Sustainable livelihoods, increased long term productivity
Greater security
Increased fishing yield
Climate change impact
Social resilience Ecosystem resilience Social resilience

- Tapping into local and traditional sources of Pride
- Strengthening traditional/customary management and ownership
- Creating tangible symbols/brand for the community to rally around

Level 1: Initiated
 Management body membership tentatively determined
 Starting to conduct regular meetings with proper documentation
Level 2: Established
 Management body formed and functional
 Composition of management group and committees identified
 Roles and responsibilities clarified and accepted
 Initial meetings conducted
Level 3: Enforced
 Management body active and supported by legal instrument
 Prepares annual operational plan
 Implements management plan including enforcement and monitoring
 Manages resolution of conflicts
Level 4: Sustained
 Management body capable to run MPA independently
 Supervises/facilitat es management activities
(enforcement, budgeting and financial management, M an d E, IEC, etc.
Level 5:
Institutionalized
 Management body has capacity for fund sourcing from local and external sources
 Performance M and
E linked to incentive system

- Leveraging traditional enforcement and ownership norms
- Providing tools/skills/organization to community groups to set up workable enforcement and governance mechanisms
- Forging alliances between local communities and government agencies, reinforcing local ownership

- Taking protected areas to the next level
- Strengthening design of MPAs as fisheries tools
- Building/reinforcing local ownership and capacity

- Identifying key terrestrial threats through community mobilization
- Demonstrating best practices (erosion control) and building capacity to implement/enforce such practices
- Codifying best practices

- Adaptive management—changing course if results show an action is not having an impact
- Proof of product with communities and incentive for behavior change
- Annual/biannual biophysical surveys and household socioeconomic surveys

- Leveraging on the ground momentum to push for needed local/national policy reform
- Putting in place needed enabling environment for long term, sustained change
- Devolution/enforcement of local ownership
- Kosrae: mangrove zoning to balance community needs and ecosystem services

- Ensuring not just conservation, but also economic returns of the program
- Building value of existing product
- Identification of existing markets/products with increased earning potential
- Ensuring appropriateness of intervention

SPREP/SPC
Local
Govt’s
LOCAL
Technical partners
Universities
Multilaterals
National
NGOs
Micronesia
Challenge
Local
NGOs
NATIONAL
National
Govt
REGIONAL and
GLOBAL
Int’l
NGOs
Bilateral
Regional/
National
Networks
Regional and Global initiatives

Rare Pacific Program
Matthew Lutkenhouse, Senior Director mlutkenhouse@rare.org
Cristina Canlas, Social Marketing & Communications Specialist ccanlas@rare.org